Caponizing instrument.



G. BEUOY & G. H. LOSHBOUGH. GAPONIZING INSTRUMENT.

APPLIOAT-ION FILED 11.11.16, 1911.

1,002,96 1 Pa ented Sept. 12, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

GEORGE BEUOY AND GEORGE H. LOSI-IBOUGH, 0F CEDAR VALE, KANSAS.

. CAPONIZING INSTRUMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE BEUoY and GEORGE H. LosHBoUoH, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Cedar Vale, in the county of Chautauquaand State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Caponizing Instruments, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to instruments for caponizing, and has for itsobject to provide an easily operated and efficient device for thispurpose having the functions of grasping the organs to be operated onand holding them firmly until the operation is performed.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists inthe details of construction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts whereby an instrument of this character is produced that willpossess advantages in points of efiiciency, durability, and isinexpensive of manufacture, and at the same time being simple inconstruction and operation.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafterdescribed, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improvedinstrument; Fig. 2 is a top plan view; Figs. 3 and 4 are detailperspective views of the parts comprising our invention.

In referring more particularly to the drawings the numerals 1 and 2indicate two rods or lengths of wire of any suitable size and weight.These rods have one of their ends bent upon themselves to form suitablehandles 3 and 3'. Just below the handles the rods are both bent twice atobtuse angles as shown at 4 and 5 and having bends 6 and 6 and one ofsaid rods being extended upon the opposite side of the other so as tolimit the movement of the ends of the rods. The rod 1 is then bent atright angles intermediate of its ends forming a pintle portion 7 for therod 2 which is coiled upon the pintle 7 as shown at 8. The rods are thenbent slightly inwardly and oppositely disposed as shown at 9. The endsof the rods 1 and 2 are tapered down into a point 9, and then bent uponthemselves to form grasp- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 16, 1911.

Patented Sept. 12, 1911.

Serial No. 602,891.

ing members 10 and 10 which are oppositely disposed so that their edgesabutwhen brought together in the act of closing. The outside edges ofthe grasping members are beveled as shown at 11 and 11 so as not topinch or take hold of the arteries or other blood vessels when graspingthe organ to be removed during the operation. In having the rods bentslightly inwardly at 9 it will enable the person who is to perform theoperation to have a clear view of the work, and it will also serve tostrengthen the instrument.

To those familiar with caponizing 1 the operation of the instrument onthe fowl, will be readily understood. Hence it is sufiicient to say onlythat the instrument is used to grasp the organ to be operated upon andhold it firmly during the operation, and notinjure any of the arteriesor blood vessels surrounding the organ. In grasping the organ themembers 10 are to pass entirely over it and grasp the chord connected tothe part, so as to permit of straightening out the chord that it may besevered some distance from the part itself, thereby avoiding anyaccidental mishaps which so often occur where the chord is severed closeto the part.

Vhile we have shown and described the preferred form of our invention,we do not limit ourselves to its exact construction but desire to makesuch changes as fairly fall within the scope thereof.

It is noted that various changes in the details of construction and inthe proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying ourinvention into practice without sacrificing any of the features ordeparting from the scope thereof.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is 1. A caponizinginstrument comprising two rods having suitable handles formed at one endthereof, a pintle portion formed on one of said rods, the other of saidrods being coiled and mounted on said pintle, grasping members formed onthe end of said rods opposite said handles and said rods being bentslightly inwardly and oppositely disposed to limit the movement of thegrasping members. D

2. A caponizing instrument comprlsmg two rods having suitable handlesformed at one endthereof, one of said rods being bent at right angles.intermediate of its ends to form a pintle the other of said rods beingcoiled and mounted on said pintle, and

our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE BEUOY.

GEORGE H. LOSHBOUGH. grasping ,members formed on the ends of \Vitnessessaid rods opposite said handles. J. P. TABLER, In testimony whereof Wehereunto afliX F AY VVEBB.

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